Comedy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...romantic comedy, while Jonson, whose drama was strongly influenced by classical tenets, wrote caustic, rich satire. In 17th-century France, the classical influence was combined with that of the commedia dellarte in the drama of Moliere , one of the greatest...